Blog Post assignment #5 Quote: " She was optimistic too an annoying degree, given to saying those stupid things: We're not poor because we're rich in love! or When door closes another one opens up! Which for some reason I couldn't quite pin down 3. Does the quotation indicate a conflict? If so, what conflict? Yes, this quotation indicates conflict. This quote foreshadows how this chapter was majority about Cheryl dealing with her mothers birthday August 18th. In this quotation Cheryl is going through a mental dilemma of how she remembers her mother and how she was going back and forth in her mind about whether her mother affected her life negatively or positively. 2. Does this quotation characterize Cheryl, Paul, or another character? If so in what way does it? Yes, this quotation characterizes Cheryl but revealing after doing the PCT she still has the same inner demons she battling before the hike, it shows that she has yet to get over the death of her moth